VEX Robotics at the Career and Technology Center

ACTC Robotics Program: • All high school students enrolled in District I or II have the option of joining a traveling competition VEX Robotics team.

VEX Robotics Mentors • PLTW Engineering Instructors: – Bryan Bacher – James Davis – Keith Godlewski – Trevor Hollingsworth – Lisa Lennon

What is VEX? ? • The VEX Robotics is a mid-level robotics competition for middle & high school students. – Students work in teams to compete against other teams in a fast-paced game to score as many points as possible before time runs out • Every year a new challenge (“game”) is released • Bracket style competition similar to NCAA basketball • Robot has to be 18”x 18” at the start of the match

VEX is Global • The VEX Robotics Competition is the largest and fastest growing middle and high school robotics program globally • Over 10, 000 teams from 32 countries worldwide • Over 750 tournaments worldwide • http: //www. robotevents. com

VEX Robotics

Mission Statement • The Anderson Districts I & II Career & Technology Center Robotics Program seeks to increase student interest and involvement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by engaging students in a hands-on, sustainable, and affordable robotics engineering program.

Opportunities for Students • • Robot Fabrication Programming in C-based code Mechanical Design (CAD) Graphic Design & Photography Creating & Maintaining Team Websites Problem Solving Engineering Notebook (Documentation) Meeting New People and Working in a Team to Solve Problems • Scholarships

ACTC Robotics Website • http: //actcvexrobotics. weebly. com • • Calendar General Info Forms and Information Team pages

Robotics Remind Service • New Service • Trial • Not Binding

ACTC Robotics Handbook • Go over highlights from the handbook • It is available on the ACTC Robotics website

Events this Season • This is still tentative as dates/locations are being finalized: – SC has to follow the VEX State Championship Model: • 5+ regional events each with 4+ qualifying spots for the state championship – Indian Land High School – 10/10 (Yes, in 4 weeks) – CATs Qualifier – Chapin, SC 12/5 – Pendleton High School, date TBT • 1 State Championship of 40+ teams competing – March 12 th, 2015 – Center for Advanced Technical Studies – Chapin, SC – 3 SC teams will earn a place at the VEX World Championship

World Championships? • Louisville, Kentucky – 2016: April 20 th – April 23 th

The VEX Playing Field – Nothing But Net

Tour Anyone? • Join us for a tour of the ACTC robotics facilities – Where students are to be dropped off and picked up – How to get to the robotics room – See the robotics room & meet the mentors –Q&A – **Anyone wishing to pay the $75 student participation fee tonight can pay ACTC Robotics Mentor Bryan Bacher